"indican" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: indicans [plural]
Etymology: See indigo. Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} indican (usually uncountable, plural indicans)
  1. (organic chemistry) A glucoside obtained from woad and other plants, the source of natural indigo. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Organic compounds
    Sense id: en-indican-en-noun-qXL4Kl1N Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
  2. (organic chemistry) An indigo-forming substance found in urine and other animal fluids, and convertible into red and blue indigo (urrhodin and uroglaucin); an indoxyl sulphate of potash. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Organic compounds Synonyms (indigo-forming substance found in urine): uroxanthin
    Sense id: en-indican-en-noun-6lWzcDKr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 64 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'indigo-forming substance found in urine': 16 84

Inflected forms

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          "uroglaucin"
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